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Concoction Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Concoction has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"

"he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"

2

an occurrence of an unusual mixture

"it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction"

3

the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose

"his testimony was a concoction"

"she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories"

4

the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components

5

The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.

Example Sentences
"he volunteered to taste her latest concoction" noun
"he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" noun
"it suddenly spewed out a thick green concoction" noun
"his testimony was a concoction" noun
"she has no peer in the concoction of mystery stories" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
foodstuff mix invention creating from raw materials
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
mincemeat stuffing roux batter dough mix filling
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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